Chicago Sister Cities International

School Profile/Application

This electronic form collects data for school matches and international programs that may be available for schools in the network. Participating schools determine the scope of the Sister Schools Abroad (SSA) relationship; both long range and short range goals, as well as create a plan for the development of projects and exchanges. Schools in Chicago and abroad are encouraged to outline desired projects prior to the matching so that connections can be made based on areas of interest in addition to any language or country preferences.

School name
Principal name * First Last
Principal's email *
School year-Start MM / DD / YYYY
School year-End MM / DD / YYYY
School funding
Public Private
School type
IB Magnet Cluster Charter Selective enrollment Other

See the Chicago Public Schools website to learn about the various school types http://www.cps.edu
Other type

If you marked other, please list the type of school
Grades for exchange *
Kindergarten (ages 5-6) 1st (ages 6-7) 2nd (ages 7-8) 3rd (ages 8-9) 4th (ages 9-10) 5th (ages 10-11) 6th (ages 11-12) 7th (ages 12-13) 8th (ages 13-14) 9th (ages 14-15) 10th (ages 15-16) 11th (16-17) 12th (ages 17-18)

Please list the grades of students participating in the SSA exchanges
Grade level

Elementary (K-8th) Middle School (6th-8th) High School (9th-12th) Other

Grades in your school, click all that apply
School size

Enter the number of students in your school
Concentration
General Technology Arts Math & Science Language Other

If your school has an area of concentration, check all that apply
Other concentration

If you checked other above, please list the area of concentration
Languages taught
Arabic Chinese English French German Italian Japanese Korean Latin Polish Russian Spanish Urdu Other

Please check all the languages taught in your school
Other languages
Instruction language

List the primary language of instruction in your school/class
Internet access
Yes No

Please check yes or no if your school has access to internet
Video conferencing
Yes No

Check yes/no if your school has access to video conferencing technology

*Note- If you have access to a regular video camera or a web camera and access to the internet, you have video conferencing technology
Video type

Please list what type of video you use (Skype, Safari Live, Google, etc...)
Visitor interest
Yes No

Please check yes/no if your school is interested receiving notices regarding international guest speakers, student visitors, or performances
Exchange status *
Matched/Active Matched/Not active Waiting for match New interest

Please mark all that apply as it pertains to the exchanges that your school engages or would like to engage in

*Schools currently part of the network should report if their matches are active or not
Currently Matched Schools

If your school is currently matched with another school, please provide us with the school information
Matched city

If matched, please list the city your school is matched with
School name
School contact First Last
Please list the person you have been in contact with from your matched school
Contact's email

Contact information should be listed for all schools participating in exchanges
Telephone number

Please list country code if applicaple
Year matched
Type of exchanges
Physical exchange Teacher exchange Pen pal Video conferencing Project based Other

Please check the types of exchanges you have been involved in
Exchange description

Please provide some additional descriptions of your exchanges or what you would like to do.
All schools should fill out the following questions

Please rank your interest in the following areas (1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest)
	1	2	3	4	5
Arts (subject interest level rated 1-5)	1	2	3	4	5
Social Studies	1	2	3	4	5
Math & Science	1	2	3	4	5
Culture	1	2	3	4	5
World languages	1	2	3	4	5

Exchange proposal *

Please describe the type of project that you would like to develop with a sister school. Please highlight any special resources at your school as well as details of how you can implement the exchange (e.g. time of exchange, project outline, subject area, etc...)
Chicago Sister Cities
Accra, Ghana Amman, Jordan Athens, Greece Belgrade, Serbia Birmingham, England Bogota, Colombia Busan, Korea Casablanca, Morocco Chicago, United States* Delhi, India Durban, South Africa Galway, Ireland Gothenburg, Sweden Hamburg, Germany Lahore, Pakistan Lucerne, Switzerland Mexico City, Mexico Milan, Italy Moscow, Russia Osaka, Japan Paris, France Petach Tikva, Israel Prague, Czech Republic Shangahi, China Shenyang, China Toronto, Canada Vilnius, Lithuania Warsaw, Poland No preference

If you are a Chicago school and have a special interest in a specific city, please check cities listed here. All schools should note that cities should be partnered based on common areas of interest and availability

*International schools should check Chicago only
School location

If located outside of Chicago, please list the city your school is located in
Communication methods
Email Fax Telephone Postal mail

Identify the best method of communication with matched school
Program challenges

If you are currently in the Sister Schools Abroad network, please feel free to describe any of the challenges your school has experienced thus far
Survey completed by: First Last
List the name of the person filling out this survey
Primary SSA contact First Last
The primary contact should be the person working directly on the Sister Schools Abroad exchanges (if different from above)
Contact email
Contact's area of instruction
Secondary Contact Email
Additional Info

Please use this field to share some details about your school as well as ideas you wish to develop
Do Not Fill This Out

Chicago Sister Cities International

Currently Matched Schools

All schools should fill out the following questions